They call for greater public health awareness of the impact of wrist fractures, including measures to prevent wrist fractures and prompt rehabilitation after a wrist fracture to help improve recovery.

Wrist (carpal bones like the scaphoid, lunate or capitate) Distal radius and ulna We also treat complex wrist bone fractures of the scaphoid, lunate or capitate that are not healing. Wrist fractures ...

Boston Red Sox center fielder Adam Duvall has been out with a left wrist fracture since April but is on the mend and is feeling great.

More information: Matthew J. Hall et al, The Impact of Obesity and Smoking on Outcomes After Volar Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures, The Journal of Hand Surgery (2019).

LifeCoach: Recovery from a fractured wrist Our panel of experts answers your questions on recovering from a fractured wrist to diverticulitis and loss of appetite.

Children considered obese are more likely to suffer a distal radius fracture, a bone break near the wrist, and more likely to experience complications related to the healing of the fracture ...

(HealthDay)—Excellent clinical and radiographic outcomes can be achieved with surgery for displaced wrist fractures in patients who are obese and in those who smoke, according to a study ...

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to undergo wrist surgery post-Cannes 2024 Discover the details of her injury treatment and recovery process ...

Texas Rangers outfielder Evan Carter suffered a fractured wrist when he was hit by a pitch Thursday and ... Fractures often take 2-3 months of recovery time. Bochy also revealed that infielder Marcus ...

Both obesity and smoking can have negative effects on bone health. A recent study examined whether they also impact healing in patients who have undergone surgery for fractures of the wrist, or ...